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35th Macao International Music Festival presents diverse aspects of music through outreach activities
Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), the 35th Macao International Music Festival (MIMF) will present a series of outstanding programmes to bring the public closer to music. In addition, the event features 14 outreach activities, including talks, pre-show talks, backstage tours, “Meet-the-Artist” sessions, workshops, community activities, charity session and film screenings, spreading music into communities.
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MPU-Bell English Centre held a large-scale SAT test
In order to establish an examination and certification centre in Macao and to contribute to its adequate diversification development, MPU-Bell Centre of English held a large-scale SAT test on August 26. Nearly 500 candidates from Macao, Hong Kong and the Mainland participated in the test, which was completed in an orderly manner.
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【Dazzling return】31st Macao International Fireworks Display Contest will commence in early September with ten stunning fireworks displays
【MGTO】31st Macao International Fireworks Display Contest
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Results of survey on manpower needs and wages for the second quarter 2023
The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) released results of the Survey on Manpower Needs and Wages for the second quarter of 2023. Survey coverage comprises Wholesale & Retail Trade; Transport, Storage & Communications; Security Activities and Public Sewage & Refuse Disposal Activities; however, the self-employed are excluded.
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UM, CICES jointly offer certificate courses
The Centre for Continuing Education of the University of Macau (UM) and the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) (Hong Kong Region) jointly offer the Advanced Professional Diploma in Construction Commercial Management (Quantity Surveying). The course aims to enhance the professional knowledge of industry practitioners, so as to promote the development of the construction industry and facilitate Macao’s economic diversification.
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Exhibition of Yun Shouping’s paintings and calligraphy to open at Macao Museum of Art next Friday to showcase the master’s ‘boneless’ painting technique
Jointly organized by the Macao Museum of Art (MAM) under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Palace Museum and the Shanghai Museum, co-organized by the Macao Government Tourism Office and the Macao Foundation and supported by the Macao Daily News, the exhibition ‘Yun Shouping: Paintings and Calligraphy from the Palace Museum and the Shanghai Museum’ will be unveiled at 6:30 p.m. on 1 September on the fourth floor of the Macao Museum of Art, and will feature over 180 landscape paintings, bird-and-flower paintings and calligraphic works by Qing dynasty painter Yun Shouping, his disciples and fellow artists. All are welcome to visit.
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Employment Survey for May – July 2023
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that both the general unemployment rate (2.6%) and the unemployment rate of local residents (3.3%) for May - July 2023 decreased by 0.2 percentage points from the previous period (April - June 2023). Besides, the underemployment rate dropped by 0.1 percentage point to 1.7%.
The labour force living in Macao totalled 372,800 and the labour force participation rate was 67.6%. Total employment was 363,000 and the number of employed residents totalled 282,900, up by 1,600 and 300 respectively from the previous period. Analysed by industry, employment in Retail Trade and the Construction sector increased, while that in the Transport & Storage sector decreased.
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